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Patsy Collins

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Writer of cosy mysteries, other novels, and short stories. Travels in a campervan, eats cake and drinks tea a lot. Also gardens and photographs stuff. https://patsycollins.co.uk/

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Patsy Collins @patsycollins.bsky.social · 2d

Free mini mystery.

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Unearthing The Truth: An Amelia Watson Mini Mystery

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Patsy Collins @patsycollins.bsky.social · 6h

Not the sunniest of views from the mobile writing retreat, but we can see Ailsa Craig, Arran and lots of seabirds. #travellingwriter

View out the back of our campervan, onto rocky shore with islands in the distance.

Patsy Collins @patsycollins.bsky.social · 2d

Free mini mystery.

mybook.to/unearthing

Unearthing The Truth: An Amelia Watson Mini Mystery

Read it now

mybook.to

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Patsy Collins @patsycollins.bsky.social · 2d

1001 nights patsycollins.co.uk/1001-nights/

1001 nights

We’ve slept our thousandth and first night in the ‘mobile writing retreat’ along the Ayrshire coast. Those nights have been spent in England, Scotland (and many Scottish islands) …

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Patsy Collins @patsycollins.bsky.social · 3d

Tea time! patsycollins.co.uk/tea-time/

Tea time!

If you know anything about me at all, you’re probably aware I like a cup of tea (with cake, obviously). The campervan teapot and kettle are currently getting plenty of use.Tea isn’t jus…

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Patsy Collins @patsycollins.bsky.social · 4d

Isn't it? It would make a classy insult, I think. "Oh him, he's nothing - just staffage."

Patsy Collins @patsycollins.bsky.social · 4d

Can you guess where we are? (And what the weather's like!)

Close up of a Caledonian MacBrayne ferry on a very grey day.

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Writing for Wellbeing @writeforwellbeing.bsky.social · 4d

Free place in
Let your Words Flow
Online workshop
for Sat 18 Oct 10am-12pm (UK time). A regular participant has generously sponsored a place for anyone needing the assistance of a free place. Message me here on Bluesky if interested.
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Patsy Collins @patsycollins.bsky.social · 4d

Tea time! patsycollins.co.uk?p=6423

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Patsy Collins @patsycollins.bsky.social · 4d

Wednesday word of the week - Staffage patsycollins.co.uk/wednesday-wo...

Wednesday word of the week – Staffage

Staffage is the visual arts equivalent of minor characters in a novel. They’re animals or people in the background. Part of the scene, but not the subject. As I can’t draw, I’m at…

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Patsy Collins @patsycollins.bsky.social · 8d

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Still on our travels

We’ve reached Scotland! Actually we’ve been here a while, but not as long as you’d expect considering when we left home – but then we did stop off at quite a few places in England…

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Patsy Collins @patsycollins.bsky.social · 11d

Wednesday word of the week - Zymology patsycollins.co.uk/wednesday-wo...

Wednesday word of the week – Zymology

Zymology is the scientific study of fermentation.I don’t do this, but I do sometimes study the results in a very unscientific way.Cheers!

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Patsy Collins @patsycollins.bsky.social · 11d

Yes!

Patsy Collins @patsycollins.bsky.social · 12d

Nice breakfast view from the mobile writing retreat #travellingwriter

Caerlaverock castle, seen through campervan window

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Patsy Collins @patsycollins.bsky.social · 12d

Lovely new review of my free little short story collection.

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"5 stars A charming collection of stories. All of them are somehow connected to water or at least liquid of some sort. An easy read. However the stories are by no means trivial. They work well, give you a little pause for thought and have satisfying outcomes. I’ve read Patsy Collins before and I shall certainly read more of her work"

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Womagwriter @womagwriter.bsky.social · 15d

Free entry writing competitions.

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Big and small

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Patsy Collins @patsycollins.bsky.social · 18d

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Wednesday word of the week – Hobbledehoy

A hobbledehoy is a clumsy or awkward youth. I was one of them a loooong time ago, though I don’t recall being referred to as such. Is there a term for a similar adult? If so, that’ll be…

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Patsy Collins @patsycollins.bsky.social · 20d

Every season does that for me!

Patsy Collins @patsycollins.bsky.social · 21d

Yes, it's for libraries.

I don't know if it competes with the places you mention. It's the same kind of thing, but I think they're for different areas.